ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground. Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse. Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.

Can we reverse this slide into dictatorship? Yes, but more patriotic Americans must get involved. 7 million people protested in October. We need many more to grasp the threat that Trumpism poses to our future. Get active now while you can.

As a constituent, I am asking that @governorwalz.mn.gov and @keithellison.bsky.social arrest these men and prosecute them before they kidnap someone and intentionally freeze them to death

This is an interesting read for anyone thinking about a career in the energy industry - or for regulators thinking about where the private sector is adding / losing jobs. A few select quotes: www.iea.org/reports/worl...

The world is shit and getting worse, and we're all getting older and sliding inevitably towards death, but I'm sitting by the light of my Christmas tree sipping cognac and listening to Bill Evans. There are some good things left in the world.

Today I wrote the following to my senator, @slotkin.senate.gov of Michigan.

everyone involved in this--from that nameless fuckface guard to john roberts himself--should spend their rest of their lives in prison

Laws aren't real. They exist solely on account of buy-in from society's participants. Once one side disengages, you no longer reside in a society based on laws. You live in a society based on power and armed force. I am begging folks to accept this so we can get moving.

It's really frustrating that a lot of the media just sort of frames the Trump admin as "wading into a hot debate over trans issues that have roiled american politics" when it's like, clear that they are motivated by a desire to demean trans people

My policy agenda is revenge

Sincerely, if I was a Dem executive and had an idea this was going to happen, I’d deploy armed officers to bar any intruders from the citizenship ceremony until it was complete. A sacred space and a sacred obligation, and letting fascist goons pick people off at the front door is an abomination

Becket

In Elgin, ICE agents have been in a standoff with the community as they’re trying to arrest a man. Here’s an altercation between the feds and residents ending with arrest and pepper spray. Video from Sophia Peterson

"The group rallied amid frigid conditions at the Target store on East Lake Street, alleging it allowed agents to stage raids in the parking lot. 'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...” www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...

The US government is summarily executing people on a weekly basis without telling the American people any of their names or presenting any proof of their guilt, for alleged crimes that do not carry the death penalty in the US.

Bottom line: there is a global story that is really positive here. Markets winning, consumers winning, environment winning. US coverage is so focused on our own internal politics and dysfunction that we not only miss the big picture but also risk getting overtaken by our global competitors.

This is remarkable. The world added more solar and wind capacity in 2024 than we added demand. 100% of demand growth PLUS 9% to retire dirtier sources. Cheap energy keeps winning. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

All of this.

Do people still want to argue the finer points of grading rubrics while this is going on?

It's a campaign of terror. Her terror (and the terror of entire communities, forced into hiding) is not incidental. It is a product they are manufacturing, a key part of the spectacle for their intended audience. Which is the terrorized, but also the terror consumers.

Unless proven otherwise, every Republican in Congress supports this image:

youtube version of my conversation with @goodlawproject.org youtu.be/V6wONd8uvvA?...

i genuinely think the US and UK are in a race towards national (conservative-driven) suicide on both a economic and social level and i think i am right

My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.

Some should step forward and be super petty that they didn’t win the FIFA Peace Prize.

the reason that it's so disturbing when Newsom/Buttigieg/Harris say that they want to force trans ppl out of sports is that it signals that they don't want to fight for trans rights at a time when there is a massive genocidal campaign against trans people. 1

ICE detain U.S. citizen woman driving to work—dressrd in full medical scrubs. "I’m a U.S. citizen, please help me!" she cries. "Why are you doing this to me?" Woman was dragged out of car, tackled to ground & handcuffed. Agents finally checked ID to prove her citizenship. Key Largo, Florida

Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now. paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...

This is a cruel act of bigotry against an amazing woman who served her country with distinction.

I wouldn't necessarily have predicted that this one story would get to me more than many others, but I feel heartsick. Every married woman who takes her husband's last name has changed their legal name. Legal name changes aren't a matter of opinion - Rachel is her name.

This. Marching and protests are a good start. But to make real change we need to build local infrastructure and civic engagement. No one can do everything. Everyone can do something. www.thenation.com/article/acti...

I was radicalized on the issue of the Supreme Court 25 years ago this month. I’ve spent more than half of my life now waiting for the Democrats and liberalism to get there. They still aren’t. It’s sickening.

This. Marching and protests are a good start. But to make real change we need to build local infrastructure and civic engagement. No one can everything. Everyone can do something. www.thenation.com/article/acti...

Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, that House member should be you. - A Genesee County constituent

Members of Congress need to start talking *now* about changing the membership of the Supreme Court, to help the public understand the threat and get ready to act immediately in 2029.

I am humbly requesting that lawmakers in every Democratic-controlled state spend every waking hour between now and Christmas cooking up new congressional district maps that draw Republicans out of electoral existence

Trans people suffer the most violence in prison. PREA was never enough but it’s just disgusting to roll it back.

Again, adding a few seats to SCOTUS is now the baseline "moderate" position in the face of this authoritarian nonsense. The real, serious reforms need to go much, much further:

If/when Democrats regain control of Congress, the path is clear. No clerks. No building. No shadow docket. Nothing, until you stop ignoring the law, data, history, precedent, & the plain meaning of words in the Constitution. And there will be 25 of you, with 9 chosen by lottery for any one case.

Not just POTUS. House and Senate too. Support a plan that neutralizes the power of the Republican justices- or go home.

The bottom line for any Democrat who is running for federal offices in 2026 and in 2028 - have a concrete plan to reform and rebalance this MAGA #SCOTUS. If you want to be POTUS commit to acting on reforming/rebalnacing SCOTUS on Day 1. If you don't - gtfoh - and don't ask for my money.

expanding the court is the moderate position

Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars. She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:

The more we get machines the more we need people. The humanities are as important as ever.

"Each one hopes that if he feeds the crocodile enough, the crocodile will eat him last. All of them hope that the storm will pass before their turn comes to be devoured." - Winston Churchill (January 20, 1940)